Scott Allsop's Blog, page 159
January 12, 2020
13th January 1842: William Brydon, the sole survivor of 4,500 British soldiers, arrives at Jalalabad in Afghanistan
Dr William Brydon of the British East India Company Army was the only survivor of an army of 4,500 men and 12,000 camp followers to reach safety at Jalalabad in ...
January 11, 2020
12th January 1895: Foundation of the National Trust
On the 12th January 1895, the National Trust was founded by Octavia Hill, Sir Robert Hunter and Hardwicke ...
January 10, 2020
11th January 1569: First recorded lottery drawn in England under Elizabeth I
The concept of a lottery, in which lots were drawn to determine a winner, had been around for centuries before Queen Elizabeth I chartered a prize draw to raise money for the “reparation of the havens and strength of the Realme, and towardes such other publique good ...
January 9, 2020
10th January 1920: League of Nations officially founded
On the 10th January 1920, the Treaty of Versailles came into ...
January 8, 2020
9th January 1349: Jews massacred in Basel during the Black Death persecutions
The Jewish population of Basel were massacred amidst accusations that they were responsible for causing the Black ...
January 7, 2020
8th January 1918: Woodrow Wilson announces the Fourteen Points
On the 8th January 1918, United States President Woodrow Wilson made a speech to Congress in which he outlined his principles for world peace, known as the Fourteen ...
January 6, 2020
7th January 1785: First aerial crossing of the English Channel completed in a hydrogen balloon
The first aerial crossing of the English Channel was conducted by Frenchman Jean-Pierre Blanchard and American John Jeffries in a gas-filled ...
January 5, 2020
6th January 1066: Harold Godwinson crowned king of England
On the 6th January 1066, Harold Godwinson was crowned king of ...
January 4, 2020
5th January 1066: Death of Edward the Confessor sparks a succession crisis
A succession crisis was sparked following the death of Edward the Confessor, the last Anglo-Saxon king of ...
January 2, 2020
3rd January 1870: Construction begins on the Brooklyn Bridge
Although numerous suspension bridges had been built prior to the Brooklyn Bridge, nothing came close to the almost 1,600 foot span across the East River from Brooklyn to ...
